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1953 Map of Mc Causland

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Mc Causland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Wapsipinicon River meanders through the northern portion of this landscape, defining the rural character of northern Scott County during the early 1950s. The settlement of McCausland serves as a local hub near the river, situated along a dismantled railroad line that once cut through the townships of Eden and Butler. The map reveals a dense network of one-room schoolhouses that once served this agricultural community, including Wapsie View School, Maple Glenn School, and Lost Grove School, many of which were still mapped even as educational consolidation began to change the rural landscape.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named landmarks and local burial grounds. Features such as Fessler Cemetery, Salem Cemetery, and Mt Union Cemetery are clearly marked alongside rural intersections. Moving south toward the townships of Lincoln and Le Claire, the map shows the tiny community of Argo and its associated Argo School, illustrating the localized nature of mid-century Iowa social life before the expansion of modern infrastructure.